They earned 17 Platnium Albums & 1 Gold Album, plus they had 6 Singles go Gold! In 1967 alone they sold more albums than the Beatles & Rolling Stones combined! In the 60's it was rare for any band to achieve sales in excess of a million, so it was a huge achievement when The Monkees sold 5 million copies in one year! According to Billboard The Monkees are #27 on the top artists of the Rock Era, they beat out people like The Eagles, Madonna, Pink Floyd, Neil Diamond & Bruce Springsteen. They are also the #8 selling band/artist of the 60's. They are #11 on the list of the most weeks spent at #1 on the album chart, EVER! They are #15 on the list of number #1 Albums, they have had 4 #1 Albums.
"I'm A Believer" by the Monkees (written by Neil Diamond) was the top-selling single of 1967, beating out even The Beatles in that year. Their first album was also the fastest-selling debut album by a pop group, until 1983's Cargo by Men At Work.
No. The Beatles have sold aprox. 1.65 Billion albums worldwide... Elvis is second with aprox. 1.5 Billion.
well the beatles sold 75 million. (74,786,835 million exactly)
the monkeys sold 65 million. (im not sure of the exact amount)
total would be
140 million
No they didn't. Motley Crue has sold about 50 million albums worldwide. Which is impressive, however The Beatles have sold about 600 million albums worldwide.
no Deff Leppard sold more
Yes
In America and Canada, Def Leppard have sold more records; but everywhere else in the world, Iron Maiden have sold more records. So generally, Iron Maiden have sold more records around the world than Def Leppard.
More of The Monkees was created in 1966-06.
In the grand scheme of things, Def Leppard is probably more popular than Iron Maiden. Leppard was much more embraced by the masses than Maiden ever was, and was also played extensively on the radio whereas Maiden rarely ever was.
They're both tremendously successful around the world
Yes and no. The Beatles sold more albums overall and have held a greater influence in popular culture, but the Monkees have held their own and then some in album sales and general influence.
Def Leppard
In America and Canada, Def Leppard have sold more records; but everywhere else in the world, Iron Maiden have sold more records. So generally, Iron Maiden have sold more records around the world than Def Leppard.
More of The Monkees was created in 1966-06.
Def Leppard
More Greatest Hits of The Monkees was created in 1966.
In late 1965 an ad was run in Los Angeles looking for young men to possibly be in a television series. The Monkees were created from the men who auditioned from this ad. The first television episode and the first records of the Monkees were issued in September 1966.
The Monkees had three #1 singles -- "Last Train to Clarksville", "I'm a Believer" and "Daydream Believer". In addition, the Monkees had four #1 albums -- "The Monkees", "More of the Monkees", "Headquarters", and "Picses, Aquarius, Capricorn, and Jones, Ltd."
In the grand scheme of things, Def Leppard is probably more popular than Iron Maiden. Leppard was much more embraced by the masses than Maiden ever was, and was also played extensively on the radio whereas Maiden rarely ever was.
Def Leppard, of course! They've obviously been around a lot longer!
"Valleri" was released in 1968 and included on The Monkees' album titled "The Birds, the Bees & the Monkees". -Erick Byrd For answers to more pop/rock hits questions, find me on AllExperts.com
They're both tremendously successful around the world
Def Leppard is definitely more popular than Judas Priest, because they reached a larger group of music fans than Priest ever did.